Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-11
EARTHQUAKE NEWS.
Reports of Damage Done by the Earth
quakes Continue to Come in From
Old Mexico and Arizona.
In Some Places Springs are Created, in
Other Places Old Springs Cease TO
Flow-Fissures Reported.
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF SONORA

FROM Ink GOVERNOR OF SONORA.
NoGALEs, A. T., May 1O.-The earth
quake last Tuesday created sad havoc in
the northeastern portion of Sonora, Mex.
This portion of the state is without rail-
road or telegraphic communication. The
following dispatch was received here to-
day from General Torres, Governor Of
Sonora:
HERAIosILLA, MEX, May S.-The earth
quake caused terrible damage in the
Montezums district. Many villages were
destroyed, but those in the northeastern
part suffered most terribly. Oputs had
all its houses destroyed and nine persons
were killed. Baptiste was utterly de-
stroyed, $50 people being killed. The
houses were leveled to the ground. A
new volcano appeared, and its eruptions
destroyed all the timber and pastures of
| the adjoining valleys and mountains.
Further details are expe 3ted hourly The
valcsno mentioned in this dispatch is in
tnesfamous SierrO Madre mountains. In
this place pretty severe shock of earth
quake was felt this morning at ? O'Clock.
NO VOLCANO IN ARIZONA.
BENSON, A. T, May 10.-All other re-
ports to the contrary, no volcanic erup-
| On the Sd inst, simultaneous with the
earthquake experienced here, clouds ap
peared over the peak of the Wheatstone
mountains, south of this point, and at
night the horizon was brilliantly illumin-
ated by what was supposed to be Volcsnic
| fires, but the phenomenon continued the
day following the earthquake. On the
9TH inst. an exploring party under the
/ L., OE
handing Fort HuaChuca, started TO the
Wheatstone mountains for the purpose
of investigating the eruptiOns. They
ported that there was no
volcanic eruption, though signs Of up
heavals and mountain slides were abun-
dainty visible, and that the brilliant illu-
limitation of the ky and the clouds of
smoke which lowered over the mountain
peaks were caused by forest fires, which
they had traced 70 the carelessness. of
some Mexlcans who had camped on the
mountains Monday night. This report
effectualIy explodes the volcano sensation
among people of Benson.
Another severe shock of earthquake was
experienced here at 40 this afternoon.
No damage was done, but it created great
CONSERVATION among the people.
FREAKS OF THE QUAKE.
TUCSON, a. T., May 10.-R. j. Kerr
reports that an earthquake assure not less
than twenty-five miles long extends from
short distance below Benson to fifteen
miles below TresaIamOs. At the surface
the assure varies in width from five to
eighteen inches. On one side the earth
has sunk several inches. At places along
the crack water bursted forth, but after
wards ceased flowing. The crack in
many places is still open to the depth OF
several feet. From the Empire ranch on
the Sonorta, seventy miles south OF here,
8 assure is also reported. Reliable infor-
nation states that when the earth opened
water and mud were thrown up to great
heighth. One spring in that vicinity went
dry and two others doubled their volume
of water, but on the cessation of the dis
turbance the dry spring recommended
| flowing. In the other two the water has
diminished to its former stage.
| HILL FALLS DOWN.
| GUAYOMAs, Men, May 10.-The earth
quake shocks continue. At Ures many
| buildings were cracked and rendered IN
safe. The inhabitants are leaving as fast
as possible. A large slice of the noun
| tain fell with terrible crash. The friC-
ton of the rocks ignited the woods Caus-
ing the belief that volcano had broken
out at Delicas. At the Santa Elm9 mine
| the earthquake caused great panic. a
whole hill fell down scattering rocks
among some $50 persons. Fortunately
nobody was hurt. The districts beyond
telegraphic communication have not been
heard from. The authorities are await